1After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for
He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to
kill Him. 2Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of
Booths, was near. 3Therefore His brothers said to Him,
"Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see
Your works which You are doing. 4"For no one does
anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known
publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world."
5For not even His brothers were believing in Him. 6So
Jesus *said to them, "My time is not yet here,
but your time is always opportune.7"The
world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that
its deeds are evil.8"Go up
to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My
time has not yet fully come."9Having said these
things to them, He stayed in Galilee.

10But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then
He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as if, in secret. 11So
the Jews were seeking Him at the feast and were saying, "Where is
He?" 12There was much grumbling among the crowds
concerning Him; some were saying, "He is a good man"; others were
saying, "No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray." 13Yet
no one was speaking openly of Him for fear of the Jews.

14But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus
went up into the temple, and began to teach. 15The
Jews then were astonished, saying, "How has this man become learned,
having never been educated?" 16So Jesus answered them and
said, "My teaching is not Mine, but His who
sent Me.17"If anyone is
willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is
of God or whether I speak from Myself.18"He
who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking
the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no
unrighteousness in Him.

19"Did not Moses give you the
Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why do you seek
to kill Me?"20The crowd answered, "You have a
demon! Who seeks to kill You?" 21Jesus answered them,
"I did one deed, and you all marvel.22"For this reason Moses has given
you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the
fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.23"If a man receives circumcision
on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken,
are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the
Sabbath?24"Do not judge
according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment."

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